Date: April 2010 - Page 3

Well, alot has happened in aerospace of recent and quite a few million people have been affected. The volanic ash deriving from Iceland has grounded all planes and airports are now laying out beds for passengers to sleep on whilst they wait. It looks like a disaster zone.

Watching the Today Show as I am packing up boxes for a house move over the weekend and I must say that Julia Gillard needs some media training.

15 years ago… big hair, ghastly makeup and daggy clothes. Here I am with one of my best friends, Nicole, in Cairns, North Queensland on a girls weekend away. 

At the time, I worked in marketing for a large retailer and Nicole worked for News Limited. We lived together and like most girls that age, we spent night after night talking about how one day we would do this and one day we would do that. We both had big dreams and were prepared to put in the hard yards to achieve them.

The IT industry is buying less hardware, says Andrew Thomas

It’s been a year of mixed fortunes for IT businesses.

Tiger Woods may be trailing the leaders at the Augusta Masters, but in the last hour he is showing his competitive nature and sheer determination to win.

Something strange is going on.  A lot of successful business people say that there comes a time in your business life cycle that it either plateaus or the business fires with the injection of new products or services.

Sunday is the best day of the week. I lie in bed reading the Sunday papers, skimming through stories that range from general interest through to politics and business. I skip gossip, but spend time reading real estate and travel. I start the day with the herbal tea and usually head out for breakfast with friends in search of the perfect coffee.

Congratulations to Tiger Woods for getting out there and playing great golf.

How many times do you try on a garment that says it fits all but is either too tight for you or way too loose?

The path to business success is never easy but as our entrepreneurial skills improve, our experiences increase and our understanding of the different business dynamics that exist from one organisation to another, it certainly does get to a stage that when faced with an obstacle, we are able to handle it alot better.